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<blockquote data-quote="Silas Pradetto" data-source="post: 56926" data-attributes="member: 34">Re: AES single pairOnly problem with using Cat5 is that it&#039;s a nightmare to work with. The jacket is fragile (unless you pay a fortune for the D-Cat5 varieties), and the conductors are a huge pain. Solid Cat5 holds spec better, and is actually easier to work with than stranded when it comes to terminating. Stranded is easier to move around and more likely to lay flat, but termination is terrible and it doesn&#039;t hold spec to the full 100 meters, usually. If not using Ethercon or D-Cat5, the cables and terminations in general are too fragile to be relied on for anything important (unless they&#039;re in an install, obviously). I&#039;d much rather use multipair AES snake cable as a purpose-built solution than Cat5. It just sits better with my conscience.CBI does make Ethercon RJ45 to quad-DMX/AES breakouts; they are super cool.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silas Pradetto, post: 56926, member: 34"] Re: AES single pair Only problem with using Cat5 is that it's a nightmare to work with. The jacket is fragile (unless you pay a fortune for the D-Cat5 varieties), and the conductors are a huge pain. Solid Cat5 holds spec better, and is actually easier to work with than stranded when it comes to terminating. Stranded is easier to move around and more likely to lay flat, but termination is terrible and it doesn't hold spec to the full 100 meters, usually. If not using Ethercon or D-Cat5, the cables and terminations in general are too fragile to be relied on for anything important (unless they're in an install, obviously). I'd much rather use multipair AES snake cable as a purpose-built solution than Cat5. It just sits better with my conscience. CBI does make Ethercon RJ45 to quad-DMX/AES breakouts; they are super cool. [/QUOTE]

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